GDLive Newsfeed
We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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8 years ago
Hassein
received a $117 initial payment.
"I used my first transfer on buying a solar panel, cemented my house floor, paid school fees for my children and bought 3 chicken."
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8 years ago
Caroline
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on renting land with 6000 KES, buying chicken worth 1000 KES, a goat worth 2000 KES and bought food with 1000 KES"
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8 years ago
Maureen
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying a fence worth 3000 KES, chicken worth 2500 KES, paying school fees worth 4000 KES and buying plastic tins worth 500 KES"
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8 years ago
Mary
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent the first transfer on buying a goat 3,000KES,a kid 6,00KES,two chickens 6,00KES, my clothes 2,000KES and added some money into the capital of my weaving business 3,800KES."
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8 years ago
Grace
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first cash transfer on buying 5 pieces of iron sheets 3,350 KES, 2 blankets 1,500 KES, 3 plastic chairs 600 KES, 20 tins of maize 1,600 KES, 3 chicken 1,500 KES, paid school fees 600 KES and the remaining amount I bought food."
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8 years ago
Ann
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spend my first transfer on buying mattress 4000 KES and 2 chicken 1000 KES, I also bought cloths for my children 2000 KES and use the remaining 3000 KES on food for my family."
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8 years ago
Masela
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 20,000 KES to buy two cows, paid college fees for my son for 10,000 KES, bought 4 bags of cement for 2,800 KES, chicken for 3,500 KES, a bag of maize for 3,400 KES and saved 10,000 KES to be used to start a business."
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8 years ago
Eliakim
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to build a new house and a new chicken house with my upcoming transfer"
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8 years ago
Evalyne
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 1,920 KES to buy 6 second hand iron sheets to place roofing on my poultry house, bought 5 poles to support the structure for 1,250 KES and chicken feed for 2,600 KES. I also bought 2 sheep for 5,400 KES, seats for 12,500 KES, school fees for 1,800 KES and clothes for 4,000 KES. I also spent 3,000 KES to buy 10 cedar posts, 40 roofing poles for 6,000 KES, 130 wall poles for 6,300 KES and transport cost was 2,100 KES as part of materials that I will use to construct a new house. The remaining amount was spent on buying food in the house."
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8 years ago
Peter
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend the upcoming transfer on building a chicken coop to start a poultry business for an income because am just a subsistence farmer and I do not a a reliable income to support my family."
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